"Samoan" Quotes from Famous Books
... returneth," or, more likely, a longing of the exiled people for the old home they had abandoned. Ethnologists believe that the name refers to Java, the tarrying-point of the great migration of Caucasians from South Asia toward Polynesia and New Zealand, or to Savaii, a Samoan island whence ... — White Shadows in the South Seas • Frederick O'Brien
... white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a ... — The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency |